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Lowering individual greenhouse emissions may be easier than you think. Here are some New Year's resolutions experts agree have an impact in addressing climate change. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Can you successfully motivate someone else to change? Clinical psychologist Jody Adewale shares advice with a letter writer feels put off by her partner's lack of direction. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Everyone can have a profound connection with a work of art. You just need the right mindset and attitude. Art professionals share tips on how to navigate museums and observe paintings and sculptures. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Life Kit's Andee Tagle talks to networking coach Lynda Peralta about how to present her personal life and her professional life on Instagram. See how her experiment went, then try it out for yourself. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Is your to-do list helping you reach your goals? Or is it holding you back? Productivity experts explain how to level up your list so it prioritizes what matters. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Got piles of stuff you just can't seem to get rid of? Professional organizer Star Hansen explains how to let go of unnecessary items – and keep your home neat and tidy. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Happy New Year! Team members at Life Kit share some of their favorite tips they are looking to trying in 2023, from how to start an art habit to how to get kids to listen better. For more great New Year's resolution ideas, check out npr.org/newyears. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

You don't have to be a marathoner or gym rat to get meaningful health benefits from exercise. In fact, that die-hard mentality can actually deter you from getting movement. Here's how to start a fitness routine that you'll actually stick to. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

When is the best time to start a new habit? And why are some habits easier to practice than others? Behavioral scientist Katy Milkman, author of 'How to Change,' explains how to get a behavior to stick. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

It's the wild card of every big event — the toast. Done well, it can be a memorable highlight. Done badly, it can be a total cringefest. Here's a helpful way to remember how to give a terrific toast, whether it's at a New Year's party or at wedding reception. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

If you know someone struggling with despair, depression or thoughts of suicide, you may be wondering how to help. Psychologists and researchers explain how to recognize the warning signs and what to do and say when a loved one is in crisis. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

This guide — which comes with a fun brochure you can download and print at home — offers advice on how to pick a film, get outside your comfort zone and deepen your enjoyment of movies. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Want to skip the champagne and cocktails this holiday season? Here's how to take a break from drinking alcohol — including in social settings — and start healthy habits. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Would you ever consider going to therapy with a friend? In this episode from NPR Invisibilia, two best friends — who are so close they call themselves brothers — were drifting apart, so host Yowei Shaw asked psychotherapist Esther Perel to help. This episode was recorded in collaboration with Perel's podcast, Where Should We Begin? Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adcho...

An ideological difference over adopting versus shopping for a pet causes a rift between friends. Tania Israel, a professor of psychology, shares advice about how to have difficult conversations with people you care about. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

One in five Americans who have had COVID have experienced symptoms lasting three months or more. How can patients navigate this chronic illness? And how can the people in their lives provide comfort and strength? In this episode from our friends at It's Been a Minute, host Brittany Luse talks to the editor and a contributor of a new book, 'The Long COVID Survival Guide.' Learn more about sponsor m...

Creating a relationship with your partner's family can be hard work. Experts share how to navigate 5 tricky situations, including dealing with in-laws who can't seem to stop giving unsolicited advice. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Traditions can foster a sense of unity with the people we love and help pass down cultural values. But what happens when these events no longer make sense in our lives? Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

If you're interested in learning more about your family history, genealogist Mica Anders says to get creative. Look through newspaper archives, census data, vital records and more. And who knows, you may find some unexpected gems in the process. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

It can be awkward to discuss money when you're in a new relationship. Financial therapist Amanda Clayman suggests following what she calls the "five components of financial intimacy" to get the conversation started. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Between long-held traditions, unfair expectations and clashing personalities, the holidays can be a perfect storm for conflict. Therapist John Kim helps untangle three holiday conundrums. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Improv comedy is about more than making people laugh. It can help performers be more creative and self-assured — and combat anxiety, both on and off stage. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Worried about deadlines, errands or your holiday to-do list? Reframe your relationship with dread with these simple exercises, from drawing the things that scare you to scheduling worry time. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

A couple clashes about how much money they need to save before having children. This episode is from our friends This Is Uncomfortable's podcast series on fights about money. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Maintaining healthy boundaries is a way of taking care of your closest relationships, but setting those boundaries can be hard. The process starts with asking yourself what you need. (This episode originally ran in January 2021.) Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy